Most cited papers in Problem and Project Based Learning
What are the most cited papers in Problem and Project Based Learning?
The most cited paper in Problem and Project Based Learning is "Problem-Based Learning: What and How Do Students Learn?" (Cindy E. Hmelo‐Silver, 2004), with 5,206 citations. Next come "Motivating Project-Based Learning: Sustaining the Doing, Supporting the Learning" (3,194) and "Overview of Problem-based Learning: Definitions and Distinctions" (2,675).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 402 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Problem-Based Learning: What and How Do Students Learn? Cindy E. Hmelo‐Silver · Educational Psychology Review | 7 Jul 2004 | 5,206 |
| 2 | Motivating Project-Based Learning: Sustaining the Doing, Supporting the Learning Phyllis C. Blumenfeld, Elliot M. Soloway, Ronald W. Marx et al. · Educational Psychologist | Jun 1991 | 3,194 |
| 3 | Overview of Problem-based Learning: Definitions and Distinctions John Savery · Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning | 22 May 2006 | 2,675 |
| 4 | Scaffolding and Achievement in Problem-Based and Inquiry Learning: A Response to Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006) Cindy E. Hmelo‐Silver, Ravit Golan Duncan, Clark A. Chinn · Educational Psychologist | 26 Apr 2007 | 2,612 |
| 5 | The Transition Robert G. Petersdorf · Academic Medicine | 1993 | 2,512 |
| 6 | Project-Based Learning for the 21st Century: Skills for the Future Stephanie Bell · The Clearing House A Journal of Educational Strategies Issues and Ideas | 27 Jan 2010 | 2,472 |
| 7 | Inductive Teaching and Learning Methods: Definitions, Comparisons, and Research Bases Michael J. Prince, Richard M. Felder · Journal of Engineering Education | Apr 2006 | 2,451 |
| 8 | The revised two‐factor Study Process Questionnaire: R‐SPQ‐2F JOHN B. BIGGS, David R. Kember, Doris Y. P. Leung · British Journal of Educational Psychology | Mar 2001 | 2,124 |
| 9 | Problem‐based learning in medicine and beyond: A brief overview Howard S. Barrows · New Directions for Teaching and Learning | Dec 1996 | 2,000 |
| 10 | Effects of problem-based learning: a meta-analysis Filip J. R. C. Dochy, Mien S. R. Segers, Piet Van den Bossche et al. · Learning and Instruction | 4 Mar 2003 | 1,708 |
| 11 | Project-based learning: A review of the literature Dimitra Kokotsaki, Victoria S. Menzies, Andy Wiggins · Improving Schools | 21 Jul 2016 | 1,704 |
| 12 | Pedagogies of Engagement: Classroom-Based Practices Karl A. Smith, Sheri Sheppard, David W. Johnson et al. · Journal of Engineering Education | 2005 | 1,548 |
| 13 | The psychological basis of problem-based learning G R Norman, Henk G. Schmidt · Academic Medicine | Sep 1992 | 1,477 |
| 14 | Does problem-based learning work? A meta-analysis of evaluative research David T. A. Vernon, Robert L. Blake · Academic Medicine | Jul 1993 | 1,467 |
| 15 | What Is Design Thinking and Why Is It Important? Rim Razzouk, Valerie J. Shute · Review of Educational Research | 11 Aug 2012 | 1,384 |
| 16 | What the Student Does: teaching for enhanced learning JOHN B. BIGGS · Higher Education Research & Development | Apr 1999 | 1,298 |
| 17 | A review of project-based learning in higher education: Student outcomes and measures Pengyue Guo, Nadira Saab, Lysanne S. Post et al. · International Journal of Educational Research | 2020 | 1,291 |
| 18 | The effectiveness of case-based learning in health professional education. A BEME systematic review: BEME Guide No. 23 Jill Elizabeth Thistlethwaite, David Arthur Davies, Samilia Ekeocha et al. · Medical Teacher | 11 May 2012 | 1,261 |
| 19 | Flipped classroom improves student learning in health professions education: a meta-analysis Khe Foon Hew, Chung Kwan Lo · BMC Medical Education | 15 Mar 2018 | 1,250 |
| 20 | Engineering Education, Is Problem-Based or Project-Based Learning the Answer Julie E. Mills | 2003 | 1,217 |
| 21 | The Flipped Classroom Jacqueline E. McLaughlin, Mary Tork Roth, Dylan M. Glatt et al. · Academic Medicine | 22 Nov 2013 | 1,175 |
| 22 | Doing with Understanding: Lessons from Research on Problem- and Project-Based Learning Brigid Barron, Daniel L. Schwartz, Nancy J. Vye et al. · Journal of the Learning Sciences | Jul 1998 | 1,062 |
| 23 | Problem‐based learning: future challenges for educational practice and research Diana H. J. M. Dolmans, Willem de Grave, Ineke H. A. P. Wolfhagen et al. · Medical Education | 16 Jun 2005 | 1,058 |
| 24 | Problem-Based Learning Meets Case-Based Reasoning in the Middle-School Science Classroom: Putting Learning by Design(tm) Into Practice Janet L. Kolodner, Paul J. Camp, David Crismond et al. · Journal of the Learning Sciences | Oct 2003 | 1,054 |
| 25 | When is PBL More Effective? A Meta-synthesis of Meta-analyses Comparing PBL to Conventional Classrooms Johannes Ströbel, Angela van Barneveld · Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning | 24 Mar 2009 | 1,029 |
| 26 | Effectiveness of Problem-based Learning Curricula Jerry A. Colliver · Academic Medicine | Mar 2000 | 922 |
| 27 | Effects of Problem-Based Learning: A Meta-Analysis From the Angle of Assessment David Gijbels, Filip J. R. C. Dochy, Piet Van den Bossche et al. · Review of Educational Research | Mar 2005 | 920 |
| 28 | Everyday Problem Solving in Engineering: Lessons for Engineering Educators David H. Jonassen, Johannes Ströbel, Chwee Beng Lee · Journal of Engineering Education | Apr 2006 | 916 |
| 29 | Self-Directed Learning in Problem-Based Learning and its Relationships with Self-Regulated Learning Sofie M. M. Loyens, Joshua Magda, Remy M. J. P. Rikers · Educational Psychology Review | 21 Jul 2008 | 885 |
| 30 | Problem-Based Learning: An Overview of its Process and Impact on Learning Elaine H. J. Yew, Karen P. L. Goh · Health Professions Education | 4 May 2016 | 852 |
| 31 | The process of problem‐based learning: what works and why Henk G. Schmidt, Jerome I. Rotgans, Elaine H. J. Yew · Medical Education | 14 Jul 2011 | 852 |
| 32 | Goals and Strategies of a Problem-based Learning Facilitator Cindy E. Hmelo‐Silver, Howard S. Barrows · Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning | 22 May 2006 | 849 |
| 33 | Project-Based Learning in Post-Secondary Education – Theory, Practice and Rubber Sling Shots Laura Helle, Päivi Tynjälä, Erkki Olkinuora · Higher Education | 31 Jan 2006 | 841 |
| 34 | Characteristics of problem-based learning Erik de Graaff, Anette Kolmos | 2003 | 821 |
| 35 | The essential elements of team‐based learning Larry K. Michaelsen, Michael Sweet · New Directions for Teaching and Learning | Dec 2008 | 806 |
| 36 | Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research Methods in Engineering Education Maura J. Borrego, Elliot P. Douglas, Catherine T. Amelink · Journal of Engineering Education | 2009 | 774 |
| 37 | Case-Based Learning and its Application in Medical and Health-Care Fields: A Review of Worldwide Literature Susan F. McLean · Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development | 2016 | 773 |
| 38 | A systematic review of the effectiveness of flipped classrooms in medical education Fei Chen, Angela M. Lui, Susan M. Martinelli · Medical Education | 9 May 2017 | 769 |
| 39 | Revisiting the effects of project-based learning on students’ academic achievement: A meta-analysis investigating moderators Cheng-Huan Chen, Yong-Cih Yang · Educational Research Review | 20 Jan 2019 | 752 |
| 40 | Distance learning in clinical medical education amid COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan: current situation, challenges, and perspectives Mahmoud Al-Balas, Hasan Ibrahim Al-Balas, Hatim M. Jaber et al. · BMC Medical Education | 2 Oct 2020 | 733 |
| 41 | Comparative effectiveness of instructional design features in simulation-based education: Systematic review and meta-analysis David A. Cook, Stanley J. Hamstra, Ryan Brydges et al. · Medical Teacher | 3 Sep 2012 | 722 |
| 42 | Effectiveness of problem‐based learning curricula: theory, practice and paper darts Geoffrey R. Norman, Henk G. Schmidt · Medical Education | Sep 2000 | 718 |
| 43 | Peer teaching in medical education: twelve reasons to move from theory to practice Olle ten Cate, Steven J. Durning · Medical Teacher | 2007 | 705 |
| 44 | The Effectiveness of the Project-Based Learning (PBL) Approach as a Way to Engage Students in Learning Mohammed Almulla · SAGE Open | Jul 2020 | 699 |
| 45 | Teaching problem solving through cooperative grouping. Part 1: Group versus individual problem solving Patricia M. Heller, Ronald L. Keith, Scott M. Anderson · American Journal of Physics | Jul 1992 | 691 |
| 46 | Team-based learning: A practical guide: AMEE Guide No. 65 Dean X. Parmelee, Larry K. Michaelsen, Sandy Cook et al. · Medical Teacher | 4 Apr 2012 | 683 |
| 47 | Vodcasts and Active-Learning Exercises in a “Flipped Classroom” Model of a Renal Pharmacotherapy Module Richard J. Pierce, Jeremy Fox · American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education | Dec 2012 | 672 |
| 48 | The effects of problem-based learning during medical school on physician competency: a systematic review Gerald Choon‐Huat Koh, Hoon‐Eng Khoo, Mee Lian Wong et al. · Canadian Medical Association Journal | 31 Dec 2007 | 657 |
| 49 | A critical review of simulation‐based mastery learning with translational outcomes William C. McGaghie, Saul Barry Issenberg, Jeffrey H. Barsuk et al. · Medical Education | 9 Mar 2014 | 643 |
| 50 | Active Learning and Student-centered Pedagogy Improve Student Attitudes and Performance in Introductory Biology Peter A. Armbruster, Maya Patel, Erika Johnson et al. · CBE—Life Sciences Education | Sep 2009 | 622 |
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